The victory earned trainer Bill Mott his second Kentucky Derby victory, the first in which his horse crossed the finish line first. He had previously won in 2019 with Country House, but that was via disqualification.

Sovereignty and jockey Junior Alvarado entered their names in the horse racing history after winning the 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

That’s a fitting mint julep toast for Sovereignty, who won Saturday’s Kentucky Derby on a sloppy track at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., winning in a field of 19 3-year-old colts who chased the $3.1 million prize and a blanket of roses.